I am now in the process of removing my work area and putting in a new bench. I am positioning it different than it was. It will be 5 foot long and have a 32-36" depth. And an added shelf to support test equipment at least 18" in length. I will have the same rack next to the bench.

I am moving my book shelves to the opposite wall and next to each other. I still have to move my metal workbench out of the room to the garage. Rearrange my books, tools and test equipment. I think once I get it setup the way I want, my first objective is to repair the test equipment and sell most of them off.

I have way to much in radios and test equipment and it limits my room to work in.

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Here's my work area in transition, Hopefully around the first week of April it will be set up. I will post more Pictures after completion.First picture is showing the metal rack most of my test equipment will reside on. My workbench will abutt that on the right wall.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]This second Picture shows my awaiting restorations area.

And the last section is the closet that will have the sliding doors removed and concrete block and shelves installed. I will also store my tubes and tube testers there. I will remove the file cabinet and put it where the bookshelf is on the left of the door is and put that bookshelf next to the other one on the back wall in the second picture.

I really like any ideas on the workbench setups. I am remodeling a 30' motorhome to make a mobile electronics workshop out of it.(Hey outta work almost 3 yrs now. Gotta try to do something to try to make a few bux.)

Leaving in the toilet, sink, and fridge. (Where else can I keep a cold pop?)Right now I am waiting for good weather to re-seal the ac units on the roof and the vents.

Then I start on replacing all the rotted framing inside, and re- insulating it.

I have that neat 2' wide mil. surp. bench I got last summer; made of maple or golden oak.Since its 6' long it will nicely fit where the dinette used to be.2 isolation tx to install, one 15A and the other is like 20-25 amp.Generator works fine for portable power too.Most of my "newer" service data is all on CD ROM, or available on the 'net.I will probably rewire part of it, as some of the wireing goes who knows where, thanks to previous owners "repairs".A 12V outlet on the bench will be added also, along with a huge 25 amp or so Variac on one set of isolated bench outlets. I have 2 big mil truck batteries out of the 6X6 that are not up to snuff for the truck, but should be good for 12V for the bench with a floating charger with auto shutoff.

Any thoughts from the group on other things to add would be nice too.As soon as I can, I will get pix posted as it progresses. Right now I am waiting for good weather to do anything to it.

Not been seeing to much activity on the forum, so I figured its time for me to get the ball rolling again.

Here's my work bench just about complete! ( still trying to organize room).I will post pictures when thing get less cluttered. ---------------------------------[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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I have run into a problem that really stumps me, in my moving all my stuff into the garage, I had two substitution boxes, one for capacitors and the other for resistors. I have gone through both a garage in my radio room and can not find them anywhere!Eventually they may show up, but I still have a lot of organizing to do, in both areas. One day soon I sure hope.

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I am now working slowly on getting my books and parts inventoried. I tried using a couple of free office programs, but the are way harder to use than Microsoft Office, So I have an old CD with MS Office 97 that I will use. It Has useful Wizards to set up things more easily.

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Here's my little section of yesterday. Lol. I'm just getting started, going at it about 6 months now. I built the workbench out of oak , used danish oil for the finish, I have a master switch that kills everything . I have a 5' led strip under the top shelf . I used 1/4" all thread rod for the wire rack. . Still accumulating equipment etc. Thanks for looking.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Old wooden doors can work great for workbench tops, if you don't intend to get too animal with them.Usually available up to 36" wide and free on Craigslist. Also the Habitat for Humanity has them quite cheap around here, like 10.00 or less if one side is damaged. (You can also put a sheet of plywood on top of the door skin to reinforce it.)DevilDog, Nice bench, but way too uncluttered. LOL. The idea for all thread is a good one.